Private health expenditure per person in Kiribati
Kiribati: Private health expenditure per person was 49.28 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Private health expenditure per person in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private health expenditure per person in Kiribati is 49.28, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 322.6% on the previous year and up 713.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Kiribati peaked at 49.28 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.67, in 2001.
That places Kiribati 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private health expenditure per person in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.22 | — |
| 2001 | 3.67 | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 3.96 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.49 | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 4.33 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.94 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.96 | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 4.24 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.27 | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3 | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 6.06 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.69 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 7.23 | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 6.06 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 7.04 | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 8 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 8.32 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.76 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 8.61 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 9.01 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 10.44 | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 10.79 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.66 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 49.28 | +322.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 49.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.95, 39% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 49.28 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 190.93, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +322.7% | 11.66 | 49.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.54 | 3.67 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 | 5.69 | 9.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 | 10.44 | 49.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Kiribati?
- Private health expenditure per person in Kiribati was 49.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 49.28 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 in 2001.
- How does Kiribati rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Kiribati ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 713.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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